New Zealand honours order of wearing

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The order of wear for decorations and awards within New Zealand's honours system is published by the Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet. [1]

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Order of wear


Many awards come from the orders, decorations, and medals of the United Kingdom. Medals in bold are distinctly New Zealand awards.

Special awards

Orders

Decorations

  • Grade I – Bailiff or Dame Grand Cross GCStJ
  • Grade II – Knight or Dame of Justice or Grace KStJ or DStJ
  • Grade III – Chaplain ChStJ
  • Grade III – Commander CStJ
  • Grade IV – Officer OStJ
  • Grade V – Member MStJ
  • Grade VI – Esquire EsqStJ

Medals for gallantry and bravery

Medals for meritorious service

Campaign medals

(Worn in order of date of participation in campaign or operation for which awarded.)

see New Zealand campaign medals

Other service medals

Jubilee, Coronation and New Zealand Commemoration medals

Efficiency and long service decorations and medals

Service medals

Commonwealth Independence medals

Instituted by the Sovereign. Worn in order of date of award.

Miscellaneous medals

Commonwealth awards

Instituted by the Sovereign as Head of State, other than in right of New Zealand or the United Kingdom. Worn in order of date of award. At the discretion of the holder, a Commonwealth award may be worn in a position comparable to, but following, the equivalent New Zealand or British Order, Decoration or Medal.

Other Commonwealth awards

Instituted by Commonwealth countries of which the Sovereign is not Head of State. Instituted since 1949, otherwise than by the Sovereign, and awards by the states of Malaysia and the State of Brunei. Worn in order of date of award. These awards may only be worn when The Sovereign’s permission has been given.

United States awards and decorations

These awards may only be worn when the Sovereign’s permission has been given.

Foreign medals

United Nations medals [3]

NATO medals

CSDP medals

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References

  1. 1 2 "Order of Wear: Orders, Decorations and Medals in New Zealand". dpmc.govt.nz. Department of the Prime Minister and Cabinet of New Zealand. 3 May 2024. Retrieved 30 October 2024.
  2. ↑ "Frequently Asked Medallic Questions". medals.nzdf.mil.nz. New Zealand Defence Force. 29 February 2012. Retrieved 7 June 2012.
  3. ↑ UN Medal ribbons on NZDF site, for which New Zealand personnel have served
  4. ↑ FOREIGN CAMPAIGN MEDALS AWARDED TO NEW ZEALANDERS – THE EUROPEAN SECURITY AND DEFENCE POLICY (ESDP) SERVICE MEDAL, New Zealand Defence Force, date accessed 2011-07-06.
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